Filmspotting
Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen review new and classic movies, offering "affable, insightful film analysis since 2005" (NY Times).
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Top 5 Robert Redford Movies, Chicago Int'l Film...
How good are you, kid?
109 min
2
Top 5 Actor-Director Duos We’d Like To See, The...
Match-making and manifesting.
106 min
3
From the Archive: All the President's Men (7 Fr...
Follow the money.
45 min
4
One Battle After Another Review, Predators (#1034)
Viva la Revolución.
83 min
5
From the Archive: Inception
Dream big.
42 min
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A Big Bold Beautiful Journey Review, PTA Decade...
Columbus director Kogonada’s big, bold bet pays off.
78 min
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From the Archive: Magnolia
Wise up.
40 min
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5 Years / 5 Movies, Spinal Tap II, The History ...
You get five movies. The catch? They must come from a single five-year period.
119 min
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From the Archive: Almost Famous
Someday you'll be cool.
58 min
10
GoodFellas Review, Lurker, The Roses (#1031)
Scorsese’s gangster masterpiece turns 35
91 min
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Columbus with Kogonada, Pather Panchali with Da...
Best of the fest.
60 min
12
From the Archive: The Breakfast Club
You mess with the bull, you get the horns.
46 min
13
Highest 2 Lowest Review, Jaws Review, Weapons F...
The return of Spike and Denzel.
145 min
14
From the Archive: Top 5 Denzel Washington Perfo...
With the host of the "Denzel Washington is the Greatest Actor of All Time Period" podcast
36 min
15
Dog Day Afternoon at 50, Ne Zha II Review (#1028)
Attica! Attica!
111 min
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From the Archive: Top 5 21st Century Comedies
Make us laugh.
54 min
17
Weapons Review and It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckle...
The kids are not all right.
77 min
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From the Archive: The Shining
35 min
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#1026: Together Review, Sunset Boulevard at 75,...
How close is too close?
105 min
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#1025: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at 50, T...
Getting to the bottom of R.P. McMurphy.
134 min
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#1024: Eddington, The Fantastic Four, Sunlight,...
Feeling squirrely about the new Ari Aster.
114 min
22
From the Archive: Her
Spike Jonze's AI drama ten years later.
43 min
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#1023: Superman Review, Top 5 Superman Movie Mo...
It’s a bird, it’s a plane.
102 min
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From the Archive: In the Mood for Love
39 min
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#1022: Top 5 Films of 2025 (So Far), The Apart...
Wilder’s 1960 comedy is one of the greats… movie-wise.
110 min